adamsdad

I have an ancillary question. With almost all of my wolves patch-ready for B/G dinner; can I start on Bear activities (the other parents will get them finished by April at the latest), or do I need to wait for the start of the school year? I have one new boy that just joined (parents didn't get around to joining earlier!?!), I told him to just start with Bear stuff, since he wouldn't have time to finish Wolf. But another leader told me to let him work on Wolf; sounds like a waste of time to me. Any ideas? The whole scout year seems goofy to me. Re chartet is in January; fire-up is in

One mom came to me (WDL), with this same questions. Since everyone else had completed the requirement, I asked her if her son shovels snow. She said yes that he shovels the snow at their apartment complex before school; without pay. I said that that amounted to cleaning up our outdoors, and that I would accept it. Yes, it has now started to melt the snow, but felt that I couldn't count on it. Either way, I'll be sure to advertise our Pack's spring cleanup day this year!

In the Wolf requirements, it refers to the back roll and the falling front roll. I had my son go through these at home, but think that some boys might hurt themselves doing this. Am I being too protective, or how can I provide a safe environment for them? I'm really new, so forgive my ignorance.